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As a number of developing countries gained independence in the 1960s, there was an optimism regarding possibilities for accelerating economic and social advance in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, UK, was established in 1966 and rapidly became a centre of new and challenging ideas about ending poverty in these regions. This book brings together 20 chapters written by pioneers of international development, fascinating for their early challenges to orthodox thinking and for their boldness in suggesting alternatives. Covering five key dimensions: perspectives and paradigms; debunking myths; development policy; gender and international perspectives and policy, each piece has a new introduction by Sir Richard Jolly, indicating its impact on policy over the years and its enduring relevance for the challenges of our times.
'There are path-breaking papers in this collection, which have shaped the way we think about development and (to a lesser extent, unfortunately) how it is done. Adjustment with a Human face is more preached than practiced, and the need for it has now spread to the so-called developed countries. And visions of a new world order remain visions. Consequently, these papers remain vividly and urgently relevant.' - Frances Stewart, Oxford Department of International Development, UK Recommended by Choice
| List of Figures and Tables | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. viii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Perspectives and Paradigms | |
| The Limitations of the Special Case | p. 3 |
| The Late Development Effect | p. 20 |
| Are Development Studies Relevant to British Problems?: M.Phil. Faculty and Students (1977) | p. 28 |
| The Congruence of Marxism and Other Neo-Classical Doctrines | p. 43 |
| Development Theory and the Experience of Development: Issues for the Future | p. 57 |
| Debunking Myths | |
| Economic Growth: What Are We Trying to Measure? | p. 73 |
| Beware of Debt Speak | p. 90 |
| Poverty and Livelihoods: Whose Reality Counts? | p. 101 |
| Development Policy | |
| Employment, Incomes and Equality: Lessons of the ILO Employment Strategy Mission to Kenya | p. 121 |
| Redistribution with Growth: The Economic Framework | p. 135 |
| Why the Poor Stay Poor | p. 148 |
| Rapid Rural Appraisal: Rationale and Repertoire | p. 160 |
| Adjustment with a Human Face | p. 172 |
| Towards a Flexible State | p. 186 |
| Education and the Market: Which Parts of the Neo-Liberal Solution Are Correct? | p. 202 |
| Environmental Entitlements: Dynamics and Institutions in Community-Based Natural Resource Management | p. 218 |
| Gender | |
| The Continuing Subordination of Women in the Development Process | p. 237 |
| Neo-Liberalism, Gender and the Limits of the Market | p. 243 |
| International Perspectives and Policy | |
| The Distribution of Gains between Investing and Borrowing Countries | p. 265 |
| Towards a Rational and Equitable New International Economic Order: A Case for Negotiated Structural Changes | p. 278 |
| Index | p. 296 |
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ISBN: 9780230368330
ISBN-10: 230368336
Series: Ids Companions to Development
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 19th June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.3 x 14.4
x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.499
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